Crius
Crius was the Titan associated with the constellations — one of four brothers who held Uranus at the corners of the earth during his castration.
The Myth of Crius
Crius, one of the twelve Titans born to Gaia and Ouranos, governed the constellations and the ordering of the heavens. With Eurybia he fathered Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses — through whom he became grandfather to figures including Nike, Hecate, and the seasonal winds. Crius fought alongside Kronos in the Titanomachy against Zeus and the Olympians. After their defeat he was cast into Tartarus with Coeus, Iapetus, and the other rebel Titans. Among the least individuated Titans in surviving myth, Crius represented the cosmic architecture that the Olympians inherited but rarely acknowledged. His blood ran through both Prometheus's line and the forces that powered the natural world.
Parents
Gaia and Uranus
Symbols
Fun Fact
Crius may be connected to the constellation Aries — his name resembles krios, the Greek word for ram.
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🏔 titanTitan of intellect
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Iapetus
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Hyperion
🏔 titanTitan who fathered the celestial lights
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Koios
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Kronos
🏔 titanTitan, father of the Olympians
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